2025Final resultsSpecial election

2025 special election for Texas's 18th District

U.S. House · Texas

Christian Menefee (D) won with 28.9% of the vote, defeating Amanda Edwards (D) by 3.4 points.

Christian MenefeeDemocrat · winner

28.9%22,022

Amanda EdwardsDemocrat

25.6%19,467

Jo JonesDemocrat

19.1%14,549

Carmen MontielRepublican

6.7%5,110

Isaiah MartinDemocrat

5.7%4,337

Ollie KnoxRepublican

4.1%3,131

Stephen HueyDemocrat

1.9%1,415

Ronald WhitfieldRepublican

1.5%1,175

Carter PageRepublican

1.2%943

Theodis DanielRepublican

1.2%937

Valencia WilliamsDemocrat

1.2%915

George ForemanIndependent

1.1%828

Feldon Bonner IIDemocrat

0.7%555

Vince DuncanIndependent

0.5%407

Reyna AndersonIndependent

0.3%263

Tammie RochesterGreen

0.2%135

76,189 votes

Source: State election authorities (Florida, Virginia, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:34 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025

The seat's recent races

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Christian Menefee (D)Amanda Edwards (D)Jo Jones (D)Carmen Montiel (R)Isaiah Martin (D)

Also on the ballot: Ollie Knox (Republican), 4.1%; Stephen Huey (Democrat), 1.9%; Ronald Whitfield (Republican), 1.5%; Carter Page (Republican), 1.2%; Theodis Daniel (Republican), 1.2%; Valencia Williams (Democrat), 1.2%; George Foreman (Independent), 1.1%; Feldon Bonner II (Democrat), 0.7%; Vince Duncan (Independent), 0.5%; Reyna Anderson (Independent), 0.3%; Tammie Rochester (Green), 0.2%